Director of organisation of the Aisha Buhari Invitational Women’s Football Tournament, Aisha Falode has revealed that the committee is determined and prepared to deliver a well-organised football showpiece befitting the personality of the First Lady, Aisha Buhari. Africa’s powerhouses in women football, including Cameroun, Ghana, South Africa and hosts, Nigeria, as well as Mali and Morocco, have confirmed their participation in the maiden invitational football festival aimed at uplift of the course of girl-child in the continent. “The core values we preach in the domestic league sit pretty well with the courses of the Aisha Buhari Invitational Women’s Tournament. “The choice of Africa’s powerhouses in the women’s game as participants is a testimony that only the best is good enough in a football event associated with Mrs. Buhari. We are leaving no stone unturned to ensure the football showpiece becomes a reference point on how similar event would be organised in future.”The celebratory six-nation football showpiece is billed to hold in Lagos, Nigeria from September 14 to 20, 2021.

Source: The Guardian July 05, 2021 03:45 UTC